A reader we’ll call Sharon wrote in with the following question:

After reading your website, I would love your opinion on this… My boyfriend has been divorced for almost 8 years. His children are 11 and 12. He lives 50 minutes away from them in the town where …

Inspired by the example of the women who founded Bonus Families, here’s an interview I conducted with Sherry, the brand-spanking-new fiancée of Mike, my ex-husband and the co-founder of this site. We hope this glimpse into our lives will encourage others in similar situations. ~Deesha

Before you met …

“A married couple who decided to go their separate ways agreed to divide their home and its contents literally - by sawing the house in half.

One day the house was standing on stilts in a Cambodian village. The next, only half was there.

The wife will keep the half that is …

I found some most excellent co-parenting resources today, all under the umbrella of an organization called Bonus Families:
Bonus Families®, as an organization was founded in 1999, but the ground work was laid years before. The founders, Jann Blackstone-Ford, PsyD., a divorce and stepfamily mediator, and Sharyl Jupe, had weathered …

I recently found a co-parenting article by Michael Scott (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a child custody mediator) over at Mediate.com. It is probably the most comprehensive and well-written piece that I’ve read on the subject to date. It’s a long, but worthwhile read, and I …

I recently found a co-parenting article by Michael Scott (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a child custody mediator) over at Mediate.com. It is probably the most comprehensive and well-written piece that I’ve read on the subject to date. It’s a long, but worthwhile read, and I …

I recently found a co-parenting article by Michael Scott (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a child custody mediator) over at Mediate.com. It is probably the most comprehensive and well-written piece that I’ve read on the subject to date. It’s a long, but worthwhile read, and …

I recently found a co-parenting article by Michael Scott (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a child custody mediator) over at Mediate.com. It is probably the most comprehensive and well-written piece that I’ve read on the subject to date.  It’s a long, but worthwhile read, and I’d …

B.J., a recent visitor to this site, writes:

I like the site. I think it will give people a chance to explore the idea of divorce thoroughly. It will cause people to stop and think. I would like to see a story about how the friends of a divorced …

In the course of researching online for co-parenting-related resources, one idea crops up more than all the others: When it comes to divorce/custody/child support, well-meaning dads (i.e., non-deadbeats) get the shaft, all-too-often. Not only in court, but even in co-parenting/divorce-themed books and amongst legal and mental health professionals–the very resources …